An object with mass m is dropped from rest and we assume that the air resistance is proportional to the speed of the object. If s(t) is the distance dropped after t seconds, then the speed is v = s'(t) and the acceleration is a = v'(t). If g is the acceleration due to gravity, then the downward force on the object is mg - cv, where c is a positive constant, and Newton's Second Law gives mdv = mg - cv. (a) Solve this as a linear equation. (Use v for v(t).) (b) What is the limiting velocity? lim v(t) = mg (c) Find the distance the object has fallen after t seconds. (Use s for s(t).) mgt le

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An object with mass m is dropped from rest and we assume that the air resistance is proportional to the speed of the object. If 

s(t)

 is the distance dropped after t seconds, then the speed is 

v = s'(t)

 and the acceleration is 

a = v'(t).

 If g is the acceleration due to gravity, then the downward force on the object is 

mg − cv,

 where c is a positive constant, and Newton's Second Law gives

m
dv
dt
 = mg − cv.
(a) Solve this as a linear equation. (Use v for v(t).)
v=mgC​(1−e−(Cm​)t)
 
 
 

(b) What is the limiting velocity?
lim t → ∞ v(t) = 
mgc​
 
 
 


(c) Find the distance the object has fallen after t seconds. (Use s for s(t).)
An object with mass m is dropped from rest and we assume that the air resistance is proportional to the speed of the object. If s(t) is the distance dropped after t seconds, then the speed is v = s'(t) and the acceleration is a = v'(t). If
g is the acceleration due to gravity, then the downward force on the object is mg - cv, where c is a positive constant, and Newton's Second Law gives
mdv = mg - cv.
(a) Solve this as a linear equation. (Use v for v(t).)
(b) What is the limiting velocity?
lim v(t) =
mg
(c) Find the distance the object has fallen after t seconds. (Use s for s(t).)
mgt
le
Transcribed Image Text:An object with mass m is dropped from rest and we assume that the air resistance is proportional to the speed of the object. If s(t) is the distance dropped after t seconds, then the speed is v = s'(t) and the acceleration is a = v'(t). If g is the acceleration due to gravity, then the downward force on the object is mg - cv, where c is a positive constant, and Newton's Second Law gives mdv = mg - cv. (a) Solve this as a linear equation. (Use v for v(t).) (b) What is the limiting velocity? lim v(t) = mg (c) Find the distance the object has fallen after t seconds. (Use s for s(t).) mgt le
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